Appeal verdict for Postmasters at Royal Courts of Justice (Court of Appeal) for Hudgell Law

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Home win for Neil Hudgell in People in Business Awards

The founder of a law firm which this year marks 25 years of standing up for vulnerable people and giving a voice to those seeking justice has added the Hull & East Yorkshire People in Business Awards (PIBA) Lifetime Contribution accolade to his list of achievements. Neil Hudgell, who formed Hudgell Solicitors in 1997 was recognised for his inspirational efforts to help people affected by some of the highest profile cases in recent years. His…

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July 10, 2022

Business Vibes

Marion takes the wheel to drive pandemic cost savings

The owner of a long-established city centre travel business has literally driven her own pandemic protection programme of cuttings costs and keeping customers satisfied. Marion Owen, who launched Marion Owen Travel nearly 30 years ago, took the wheel herself to lead a series of excursions and coach tours when the rising cost of drivers started to eat into the company’s profits during 2021. This year Marion has stepped in again on a number of occasions,…

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July 10, 2022

Music and The Arts

KAISER CHIEFS will visit the Bonus Arena, Hull

WE PREDICT A RIOT...again! After two amazing sold out gigs in January 2020, Kaiser Chiefs are coming back to Hull! The band visit on Tuesday, 8 November with The Fratellis and The Sherlocks in support! Tickets are now on sale. On the announcement, Kaiser Chiefs said: “It’s been a while but we’re going on tour in November and can’t wait to see you all again. We’re looking forward to putting on a big KC show. See you there!" Kaiser Chiefs…

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July 10, 2022

Business Vibes

Dojo moves to @TheDock as card machine provider opens new office in tech community

One of the UK’s fastest-growing financial tech brands has made its new Hull home in the heart of the city’s digital community in the Fruit Market. Dojo creates the tools and technology that empower over 50,000 businesses across the UK to thrive. The “fintech” brand provides rapid integrated card machines, a mobile app allowing businesses to track their transactions in real time, and WalkUp by Dojo, which enables customers to access a queue management system…

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July 10, 2022

Business Vibes

Hull broadband firm strike gold at HEYPIBAs

Award-winning Hull broadband provider Pure Broadband has won yet more recognition after its customer service team was crowned the best in Hull and the East Riding. On the back of national success last month, when the Hessle-based company struck gold with the Best Fibre Marketing Campaign at the UK Fibre Awards, Pure Broadband has again been recognised. The ultrafast broadband provider’s best-in-class customer service saw it win the First Class Service prize at the 2022 HEYPIBAs, held…

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July 10, 2022

Business Vibes

Hull company celebrates back-to-back HEYPIBA wins

Hull vehicle branding company Brandfixx is celebrating winning its second Hull and East Yorkshire People in Business Award (HEYPIBA) in as many years after being named as the best team in the region. The Rotterdam Road-based firm continues to pick up accolades nationally and locally in recognition of its transformative approach to rebranding vehicles of all shapes and sizes. After winning the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Yorkshire and the Humber regional prize earlier this year, and…

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July 10, 2022

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Professor Brian Cox brings his new show Horizons to Hull

Professor Brian Cox will bring his new show Horizons to the Bonus Arena, Hull on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 September 2022 Horizons takes audiences on a dazzling cinematic journey; a story of how we came to be and what we can become.  Using state of the art LED screen technology, Arenas will be filled with images of far-away galaxies, alien worlds, supermassive black holes and a time before the Big Bang.  What is the nature of space and time?…

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July 10, 2022

Community and Services

On the beat in Hull city centre

Community policing has always been an integral part of policing to ensure our communities remain safe.   Over the past six months, our neighbourhood teams have invested a considerable amount of time and effort to stamp out crime and challenge anyone that threatens to harm our area. Key figures in our community team based at Osborne Street Police Station in Hull, PCSO Tony Walgate and Sergeant Ashley Haigh took the time out of their day…

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July 10, 2022

Community and Services

Cost of living crisis: Eight tips to save money while still caring for your pet

The costs of everyday living are surging and, understandably, more people are worrying about how they’re going to be able to afford to cover their expenses, including their pets. The RSPCA’s groundbreaking report, the Animal Kindness Index, in partnership with the Scottish SPCA, looked at the nation’s attitude towards animals. The report, based on a YouGov survey of more than 4,000 UK adults*, revealed that the rising cost of living is a big concern to…

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July 8, 2022

Whitefriargate, Kingston Upon Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 17 June, 2022. Pictured: Tom Watson

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Wykeland reveals plans to breathe new life into landmark former Burton building

Leading developer Wykeland Group has unveiled plans to bring the landmark former Burton building in the heart of Hull back to life. The building, on the corner of Whitefriargate, close to Queen Victoria Square, has been vacant since the fashion store closed its doors after owner Arcadia went into administration in 2020. It was purpose-built as a fashionable men’s tailor shop in 1936 for company founder Montague Burton and, with its striking art deco facade,…

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July 8, 2022

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Stage @TheDock to stage spectacular summer programme of outdoor entertainment

A packed summer programme of shows, events and performances has been announced at a stunning outdoor venue in Hull. Stage @TheDock is set to host a spectacular series of family-friendly shows, cementing the waterfront destination’s growing reputation as a venue of choice for touring companies on the theatre and performance circuit. Leading Yorkshire commercial property developer Wykeland Group created Stage @TheDock, investing £750,000 in 2016 to transform the former Central Dry Dock into an outdoor…

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July 8, 2022

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Pace’s Chip Shop glory

Hull-based creative communications agency Pace has won a prestigious industry award. Pace Communications won a coveted Chip Shop Award at last night’s ceremony (30th June). Anita Pace, MD at Pace, said: “The Chip Shop Awards are recognised in our industry for their creative freedom. To be able to exercise our creative juices, unrestricted by a brief, is something we relish. I am delighted we have won and really appreciate the recognition from our peers that this award represents.” The Chip…

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July 8, 2022

Darren Trice, owner of Active+ and The Woolsheds

Business Vibes / Community and Services

New music venue opens in Hull

One of Hull’s leading sports and leisure venues Active+, formerly Hull Indoor Sports Centre, is becoming a music venue for the growing number of local bands and solo singers. The centre has already hosted a number of music nights in The Woolsheds, a dedicated bar with a music stage that also serves food. The Woolsheds is just part of the longer-term development of the Active + site that began when the new owners took over…

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July 8, 2022

Community and Services

OPERATIONAL NOTE – QUEEN’S BATON RELAY VISITS HULL

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay is spending 2 days in Yorkshire region during its 25-day tour of England in the final countdown to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games The Baton will visit Hull: When: Wednesday 13 July, please arrive by 07.30amWhere: 8am - the Baton will arrive outside of the new ARCO building and proceeds into the Deep as it is submerged in a tank with a Batonbearer diver 8.20am – the Baton is then carried…

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July 8, 2022

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REMINDER TODAY – Media call: Biggest community archaeological project seen in Hull this century begins

The largest volunteer-driven archaeological dig in the city this century has started this week by the Deep. The South Blockhouse, a Scheduled Ancient Monument on the east bank of the River Hull, will see around 50 per cent of the site exposed for the first time in over 150 years, with over 4,500 volunteer hours assisting the council’s in-house archaeological team, Humber Field Archaeology (HFA), over an 11-week programme. Volunteers have been gathered by HEY!…

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July 8, 2022

Business Vibes

Celebrating inspirational women in business across the region: final call for award nominations 

Only one month remains to nominate the inspirational women in your life for the Women of Achievement Awards, with entries closing on Sunday 31 July.  Organised by not for profit networking group Women in Business Hull, the bi-annual awards celebrate the achievements of women who are setting the standard in business, blazing a trail for other women to follow in the workplace or making an outstanding contribution to the community.  First established in 1998, the Women…

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July 8, 2022

Business Vibes

Chameleon Business Interiors completes impressive office fit-out for latest Hull arrival

Interior design, fit-out and furnishing specialist Chameleon Business Interiors has created a new workspace for payment technology provider Dojo at Hull’s @TheDock alongside Hull’s Central Dry Dock and C4DI. Dojo, which recently ranked in the top 10 best UK workplaces, is the latest business to move into C4DI in Hull’s Fruit Market, where work continues on its expansion. The rapidly-growing fintech appointed Chameleon to transform the space into a new home for its 200 Hull-based colleagues. Chameleon’s…

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July 8, 2022

Community and Services

Safer Hull community safety pod has moved to the avenues ward

People in Avenues ward have been invited to raise community issues, including antisocial behaviour, at a dedicated pod. The mobile Community Pod, designed to move around the city, has relocated from the city centre to a spot on Princes Avenue. Residents can drop in and meet Hull City Council teams responsible for dealing with neighbourhood nuisance and street scene service.  Police Neighbourhood Policing Team and Humberside Fire and Rescue Service are also present alongside other…

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July 8, 2022

Community and Services

Fresh appeal for donations to Hull 4 Ukraine

The Hull 4 Ukraine collective has issued a renewed appeal for people and businesses in Hull to continue giving generously to the humanitarian aid effort. Over the past two weeks, the city’s communities have come together to collect and deliver aid to people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The response has been overwhelming, and Hull 4 Ukraine’s organisers want to encourage people to keep donating as the situation in Ukraine worsens. Anyone who…

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March 16, 2022

Community and Services / Music and The Arts

Midsummer Spectacular Charity Concert Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee

The High Sheriff in Nomination for the East Riding of Yorkshire and WISHH Trustee, Jacky Bowes, is organising a Midsummer Spectacular Charity Concert to held at Driffield Showground on June 25th to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.  Jacky Bowes says 'Every single penny raised for our chosen four charities will be spent locally to benefit the people of Hull and the East Riding. We hope to make it a real community event, bringing people together from across the region to…

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March 16, 2022